diff --git a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/NativeLib.kt b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/NativeLib.kt
index 97dfd7e25..f070716af 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/NativeLib.kt
+++ b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/NativeLib.kt
@@ -92,10 +92,15 @@ object NativeLib {
         check(withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { nativeStop() }) { "native stop before database reset failed" }
         initialized = false
         withContext(Dispatchers.Main.immediate) { ChatApplication.instance.memberFiles.coreStopped(); afterStop() }
-        val cleared = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { nativeClearDatabase() }
-        if (configText != null) check(withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-            initCallbacks(dbPath, controlPort) && nativeStart(configText)
-        }) { "native start after database reset failed" }
+        val cleared = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { nativeClearDatabase(dbPath) }
+        if (configText != null) {
+            check(withContext(Dispatchers.Main.immediate) { com.utun.chat.headless.HeadlessService.isActive() }) {
+                "service stopped before database reset recovery"
+            }
+            check(withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { initCallbacks(dbPath, controlPort) && nativeStart(configText) }) {
+                "native start after database reset failed"
+            }
+        }
         coreStopping = false
         cleared
     }
@@ -178,7 +183,6 @@ object NativeLib {
     fun getMessages(channelId: String, limit: Int = 50, anchor: String = "", exact: Boolean = false): String =
         checkNotNull(nativeGetMessages(channelId, limit, messageIdBytes(anchor), exact)) { "Message snapshot unavailable channel=$channelId" }
     fun feedbackCommand(json: String, requestId: Long = 0): Boolean = nativeFeedbackCommand(json.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8), requestId)
-    fun clearDatabase(): Boolean = nativeClearDatabase()
     fun setDebugLevel(category: String, level: String) { nativeSetDebugLevel(category, level) }
     fun getDebugCategories(): List<String> = nativeGetDebugCategories()?.split(",")?.filter { it.isNotEmpty() } ?: emptyList()
 
@@ -470,7 +474,7 @@ object NativeLib {
     private external fun nativeSubscribeLogs(enabled: Boolean)
     private external fun nativeSetUdpLogTarget(ip: String, port: Int)
     private external fun nativeRegenerateKeys(configText: String): Boolean
-    private external fun nativeClearDatabase(): Boolean
+    private external fun nativeClearDatabase(dbPath: String): Boolean
     private external fun nativeGetMyNodeId(): Long
     private external fun nativeRequestInviteCandidates(channelId: String): Boolean
     private external fun nativeRequestInviteLink(channelId: String, targetNodeId: Long, requestId: Long): Boolean
diff --git a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/viewmodel/ChatViewModel.kt b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/viewmodel/ChatViewModel.kt
index 7301f009d..27efda551 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/viewmodel/ChatViewModel.kt
+++ b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/viewmodel/ChatViewModel.kt
@@ -1894,32 +1894,29 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
 
     fun dismissDatabaseResetError() { _databaseReset.update { it.copy(failed = false) } }
 
-    /** Принятый из UI сброс живёт в ViewModel: смена вкладки/поворот экрана не отменяет восстановление ядра. */
+    /** Принятый сброс принадлежит очереди Application, включая закрытие Activity; NativeLib сериализует stop/clear/start. */
     fun resetDatabase() {
         if (_databaseReset.value.running || _generatingKeys.value) return
+        val retryCleanup = _databaseReset.value.failed && NativeLib.isCoreStopping()
         _databaseReset.value = DatabaseResetState(running = true)
-        viewModelScope.launch {
+        val provider = ChatApplication.instance.configProvider
+        provider.changes.submit("reset database") {
             try {
-                HeadlessService.awaitStartup()
-                withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                    val wasRunning = NativeLib.isReady()
-                    NativeLib.stop()
-                    withContext(Dispatchers.Main) { clearState() }
-                    val cleared = NativeLib.clearDatabase()
-                    if (!cleared) LogManager.addLog("ERROR", "CFG", "database reset rejected by native backend")
-                    if (wasRunning) {
-                        val provider = ChatApplication.instance.configProvider
-                        val config = provider.buildConfigText().await()
-                        check(NativeLib.restart(provider.getString("db.path") ?: "", provider.getInt("control.port"), config)) {
-                            "restart after database reset rejected"
-                        }
-                    }
-                    _databaseReset.update { it.copy(failed = !cleared) }
+                if (!retryCleanup) HeadlessService.awaitStartup()
+                val restore = (NativeLib.isReady() || retryCleanup) && withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { provider.getServiceEnabled() }
+                val path = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { provider.getString("db.path") ?: ChatApplication.instance.filesDir.absolutePath }
+                val config = if (restore) provider.buildConfigText().await() else null
+                val cleared = NativeLib.resetDatabase(path, 9999, config, ::clearState)
+                if (!cleared) {
+                    _databaseReset.update { it.copy(failed = true) }
+                    throw java.io.IOException("Database cleanup failed; native diagnostic contains the affected paths")
                 }
+                LogManager.addLog("INFO", "CFG", "Database reset completed directory=$path restart=$restore")
             } catch (e: kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException) { throw e
             } catch (e: Exception) {
                 LogManager.addLog("ERROR", "CFG", "database reset failed: ${e.javaClass.simpleName}: ${e.message}")
                 _databaseReset.update { it.copy(failed = true) }
+                throw e
             } finally { _databaseReset.update { it.copy(running = false) } }
         }
     }
diff --git a/tools/chatgui-android/jni_bridge/android_jni_bridge.c b/tools/chatgui-android/jni_bridge/android_jni_bridge.c
index b4c859e64..2a0214cd2 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui-android/jni_bridge/android_jni_bridge.c
+++ b/tools/chatgui-android/jni_bridge/android_jni_bridge.c
@@ -2578,9 +2578,13 @@ JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_com_utun_chat_data_NativeLib_nativeRegenerateKey
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_com_utun_chat_data_NativeLib_nativeClearDatabase(
-    JNIEnv* env, jobject thiz) {
-    (void)env; (void)thiz;
-    return utun_bridge_clear_database(g_db_path) == 0 ? JNI_TRUE : JNI_FALSE;
+    JNIEnv* env, jobject thiz, jstring directory) {
+    (void)thiz;
+    const char* path = jni_utf8(env, directory);
+    if (!path) return JNI_FALSE;
+    int result = utun_bridge_clear_database(path);
+    u_free((void*)path);
+    return result == 0 ? JNI_TRUE : JNI_FALSE;
 }
 
 /* ── Voice recording JNI ── */